Village Roadshow donates millions to major parties while lobbying on piracy

Contributions appear to peak during major copyright and piracy law debates

Media giant Village Roadshow has donated a staggering $6.7m to Australia’s major political parties while successfully lobbying for tougher piracy laws, analysis shows.

Village Roadshow has been a prolific donor to the Liberals and Labor in the past two decades, and its contributions appear to peak during major debates about Australia’s copyright laws and online piracy.

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